Sentences with phrase «jury racial composition»
This paper examines the impact of jury racial composition on trial outcomes using a data set of felony trials in Florida between 2000 and 2010.
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Institutional diversity: Studying case data from the 1990s to the present, the researchers found a correlation between jury racial composition and different legal outcomes.
Not exact matches
Legally, the composition of the jury does not need to match the exact racial composition of the forum jurisdiction.
As the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit observed, the defendant would have to investigate, over a number of cases, the race of persons tried in the particular jurisdiction, the racial composition of the venire and petit jury, and the manner in which both parties exercised their peremptory challenges.